Mental Health Awareness Week
This week marks Mental Health Awareness week and ITV Border will be running a series of stories about people living in the region who have experienced mental health issues.
Mental health and young people
For our fourth day of Mental Health Awareness week, we're looking at how young people are affected by mental health issues.
A report by the Princes Trust showed that 17 per cent of young people in the North West experienced symptoms of mental illness as a direct result of unemployment.
- In the UK, there are 1 million young people struggling to find a job
- Of those 40% have had symptoms of mental illness, that's 400,000 young people
- 1-in-3 of long term young unemployed people have contemplated suicide
Steve was unemployed for eight years and developed mental health issues during this time.
He found help from the Prince's Trust and now works to help other young people who face unemployment.
For more information:
- The Prince's Trust - Macquarie Youth Index
- The Prince's Trust - Impact of youth unemployment
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